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Recovering Can eager to find form at Liverpool

Emre Can is convinced he can hit top form for Liverpool when he recovers from the ankle injury that has curtailed his start to Anfield life.

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Written ByMatthew Rogerson

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The German midfielder has made just two substitute appeareances
for the Premier League club since moving from Bundesliga side Bayer
Leverkusen in the close-season.

Having been hampered by an ankle problem picked up on
international duty with Germany's under-21s, the former Bayern
Munich man has only been able to demonstrate glimpses of his
quality since arriving in England.

However, Can is now making good progress in his recovery
and is eager to shine under Brendan Rodgers when he returns to
action.

"I've worked a lot on my fitness after the injury and I'm doing
fine," he told Liverpool's official website.

"I had a couple of problems in pre-season after I joined the
club. Then I had two good games for Germany and I picked up the
injury.

"I'll get fit again and I'll be stronger but that's all part and
parcel of football. I will definitely fight for the club and try to
make sure we win every game, as will my team-mates. I'll give 100
per cent.

"I've got to say [the games against Manchester City and
Tottenham] were not my best, because I was struggling a bit with a
calf problem in both those games and that meant it was difficult to
do everything at a high tempo.